Post of Much Boringness

[judecorp]

This morning I got up early for a job interview in Waltham, and it was pretty much a waste of time. It really seemed like the woman who interviewed me was trying to convince me to hate the job. She was successful. Not only is it close enough to my last job to leave a sour taste in my mouth, but it involves driving all over the state at a lower freaking mileage rate than my last job (and my last job's mileage rate was already well below IRS level). Sheesh! I know I desperately need a job but I would seriously rather be an administrative assistant again than go into /that/ kind of social work. (After all, being an AA is kind of fun - and probably pays better.)

So yeah, I'm still crossing my fingers for the On the Rise job and hoping the Executive Director calls me in for an interview. I haven't heard anything from last week's job interview in Roslindale but I noticed that the job want ad ran again today, so umm... yeah. Last Friday's phone interview was a bust. I'd like to hear back about Monday's interview, too. I have another interview next Monday with AmeriCorps as an Admissions Counselor. Hopefully something will pan out soon!

A week from today is the three-generations Family Red Sox game and I am totally excited! My father and grandfather will be arriving at around 11am so we can walk around and eat lunch, then watch the game, and then probably eat dinner somewhere. (My grandfather has Type 2 Diabetes controlled by diet so he is a scheduled eater.) Whee! I'm also trying to convince my mother that she wants to take a day off next week and come visit us. Maybe we will actually have some art on the walls by then.

Yesterday we took an impromptu trip to Wollaston Beach and then called gala for a chinese food recommendation. She recommended Great Chow in Quincy and we invited her and hoo along for the ride! They ended up paying (which was SO not why we invited them) so we totally owe them a lot. They are great fun and we spent a lot of time at the restaurant chatting, but we had to leave to wait for calledmara's arrival!

Daina came with her friend Andrea and they spent the night. They are officially our first house guests! Ralph is a traitor and slept with them instead of me. Curses! We are all old, tired farts who went to bed early. I called exoteris last night before bed but he didn't answer the phone. Double curses! Foiled again!

Today, Jen and I splurged and went to see The Stepford Wives. I liked it, especially the fact that the 12:40 showing was full of old ladies. Now I want to read the book. I'm a big Ira Levin fan, so I'm surprised I haven't already.

Comments

Brief synopsis of Stepford Wives novel:

[sudrin.livejournal.com]

Women good! Men Bad!

Re: Brief synopsis of Stepford Wives novel:

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Then I will DEFINITELY like it!

[cappucinogrrl.livejournal.com]

www.vh1.com for Paul videos.

I'm glad the family Red Sox game worked out. Even though as a New Yorker, I am required to hate the Red Sox.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That's okay, my father and I are closet Yankee fans. :)

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

And you live in Dorchester now? Yeah, you better keep that in the closet, too.

Massachusetts: any sexual preference is fine, as long as you don't root for another baseball team.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You speak the truth.

[cappucinogrrl.livejournal.com]

Our friendship is saved.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

*BEAM*

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

ooh i heard AmeriCorps is good. so that might prove to be what you need :)

good luck with the job hunt!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Thanks, poppa! Maybe your luck will rub off on me.

[gimmeapony.livejournal.com]

i'm glad you found chinese food. :) i was in class til late so i didn't get your call. there's a place on Dot Ave that we order from when we order Chinese, I'll have to dig out the menu and find the name of it. They're good.
Do all chinese food restaurants include those gross rolls now when you get takeout?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I don't know the rolls of which you speak.

And you'll have to let me know where you get take out/delivery from. And I will also ask the people downstairs. And then I will have TEH OPTIONS.

[hope-persists.livejournal.com]

hey, if you are free tomorrow (friday) night at 8, head on over to Club Passim. I got you on the guestlist for the TOshi Reagon/Karaugh Brown show there. Except I couldn't remember your last name, so you are on there as Jude Smurf. hehehehehe. I hope you can go! enjoy the show!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

*SQUEE*

[sunshyne72.livejournal.com]

Have dumb question, but have you been calling the interviewers back? Like, Hey, just wondering how things were, did you think of more questions for me? Do you know when you'll have a decision, etc...

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I've emailed every single one of them the day after I interviewed to say thank you for speaking with me. I have called some of them back with additional questions.

One of them I called back and the woman distinctly did not return my call. One of them emailed me recently (almost two months after I interviewed!) to tell me they still haven't hired someone. One of them emailed me to tell me thanks but no thanks. Another of them never returned my calls/emails even though she specifically told me I would hear from her.

So yes, I am bugging the crap out of them. :)